This is, of course, not to say that Phillips gives off any icky murderer vibes — he just looks the part, is all. Variety reports that the actor, who has often been relegated to B-movie roles over the last couple of decades, will portray Ramirez in a new film written and directed by Megan Griffiths.

Ramirez described himself as a committed satanist, and was convicted of 13 heinous murders in 1985. From 1984 to 1985, Ramirez terrorized Los Angeles and San Francisco with a string of home invasions, burglaries, sexual assaults and murders. He was given the moniker the “Night Stalker” until he was apprehended and sentenced to prison in 1985. Ramirez died in prison in 2013 due to complications from lymphoma.

Phillips stars in the drama series Longmire, and appears next in Chilean miner drama The 33, alongside Antonio Banderas. With the Night Stalker movie on the horizon, it seems like we may be ready to take Phillips seriously again.